The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-03
strike News.

Strike News.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3I.-An official
order was issued yesterday at the long
shoremens' convention ordering out
members of several unions to the num-
Der of $500, had very little
effect on business at the East river
piers to-day. In most cases the order
covered unions whose members are al
ready out, so that there was little
or no change III the situation of affairs
on the New York side of East
river. All lines claim to
be hiring all the non-uniOn men they re-
quire to load and unload their
steamers. On pier 80 a
on the steamer Waterbury which
came up this morning. They had
taken the places of the strikers. There
was no trouble here this morning. The
steamer State of Texas got away from
the Clyde line dock yesterday morn
ing and the Gulf Stream took her
place to-day. Nearly 200 men were
waiting to commence work on her.
New YORK CITY, Jan. 31st 1851
Thomas McGrath, of the executive
board of the Ocean association. was ar
rested to-day ut noon by a United States
deputy marshal. The order of arrest
was issued by Judge Shipman of the
United States circuit court in suit
brought against the board by the Old
Dominion Steamship company for 500
900 damages. Later in the day Me-
Grath was released on 81 900 bail.
ADDITIONS TO THE STRIKERS.
The great strike took u new phase to-
day. 1t involves not only the additional
'lOngshoremen, who went out this
morning but also the freight handlers
of the road, thus tightening the block
AIDE on transportation and adding other
thousands To the thousands already
idle. Apparently by preconcerted ac-
ton committees of the freight handlers
of number of the roads to-day pre-
scented a formulated demand on the
managers, and it is understood similar
demands will be made OH all the roads
leading into this city. The details are
given herewith: The freight handlers
of the Pennsy lyania road employed on
the company's North river piers to-day
notified the managers that unless the
rate of wages was increased from
| 10 cents to 20 cents per
hour general strike would
| follow all along the company,s docks.
| The company was given until tO-mOr-
row noon to consider the demand. Their
demands are twenty cents per hour
| from Il. III. to 6 p. m, with an hour
| for dinner. All over time to be paid
at the rate of twenty-five cents per
hour. At present the men have no
regular hour for dinner. The freight
handlers of the company are in sympa-
thy with the strikers. There are about
1000 men employed on the piers. De-
mandS were also made by the handlers
| employed by the Central railroad of
New Jersey, and by the New York,
Lake Erie Il Western for increases OF
wages, and threatened to Immediately
quit work if their demands were not
complied with. The concessions asked
for were refused absolutely. The
traffic manager of the Erie said that
Il committee from the company S
labOreTs called upon him this morning
and asked for an increase of pay.
Tomorrow morning they Will strike I'M
less their demands were complied with.
The company have decided not to con-
cede anything. The company will stand
with us. At the New Jersey Central
Il committee presented demand for in
creased wages for freight handlers and
other employees, and insisted on an an.
Swer ut or before p. m. to-day. The
receivers met them again at that houl
and gave them writer
reply in which they declined t.
comply with the demands of the EN-
ployes. Immediately afterward the
pier No. Is went out. The document
concludes as follows: I'VE also de
mand that the coal strike, rs far us the
Central railroad of New Jersey is con
cerned, be settled in twenty-fOur hour
after presenting this petition
STRIKE ENDED.
JERSEY CITY. Jan. 3I.-About | 80;
!, of Lorillard 'sstrikers returned. to worl
this morning on the firms terms. ant
the strike is ended. The Lorillard
have all the hands now that they vii
employ, and every department is in op
GRAFTON.
\ COAL FAMINE.
NEW YORK. Jan. Silt was statet
to-day on good authority that the sup
ply of coal for the Pennsylvania raj
l road ferry boats is running short, an
, unless more coal can be secured in
few days travel will be seriously i'm
; peded. The supply III Jersey City
| very low. The employees have bee
] cautioned not to talk about the matter
p and the managers III Jersey City refus
| 20 say anything. If coal cannot be pre-
u cured boats viii be run only to NEE